MAKE MUSIC EDUCATOR GUIDE Workshop Overview Make Music

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MAKE MUSIC / EDUCATOR GUIDE Workshop Overview Make Music Here’s a suggested agenda for

MAKE MUSIC / EDUCATOR GUIDE Workshop Overview Make Music Here’s a suggested agenda for a one-hour workshop: With this guide, you can plan and lead a one-hour workshop using Scratch. Participants will choose instruments, add sounds, and press keys to play music. SCRATCH EDUCATOR GUIDE • scratch. mit. edu/idea s IMAGIN E 10 minutes 1 First, gather as a group to introduce theme and spark ideas. CREATE 40 minutes Next, help participants as they create musical projects, working at their own pace. SHARE 10 minutes At the end of the session, gather together to share and reflect. SCRATCH EDUCATOR GUIDE • scratch. mit. edu/idea s 2

MAKE MUSIC / EDUCATOR GUIDE Imagin e Begin by gathering the participants to introduce

MAKE MUSIC / EDUCATOR GUIDE Imagin e Begin by gathering the participants to introduce Get Ready for the Workshop IMAGIN E Use this checklist to prepare for the workshop. theme and spark ideas for projects. Preview the Tutorial The Make Music tutorial shows participants how to create their own projects. Preview the tutorial before your workshop and try the first few steps: scratch. mit. edu/tutorials Warm-up Activity: Repeat a Rhythm Gather the group in a circle and get ready to make music. Take turns tapping or clapping a short rhythm, then have the group repeat it back. Print the Activity Cards Print a few sets of Make Music cards to have available for participants during the workshop. scratch. mit. edu/ideas Provide Ideas and Inspiration Show the introductory video for the Make Music tutorial. The video shows a variety of projects for ideas and inspiration. Make sure participants have Scratch accounts Check sound on computers or laptops Check to make sure that the sound output is working on the computers or laptops. You may want to make headphones available (including headphone splitters to allow participants to listen together). View at scratch. mit. edu/music or vimeo. com/llk/music Check microphone if recording sounds (optional) For the optional step of recording sounds, see if the computers have a microphone (sound input) turned on or added. Tip: To record sounds in Scratch, participants will need to check “Allow” to EDUCATOR give Scratch accessscratch. mit. edu/idea to the microphone. SCRATCH GUIDE • s 3 SCRATCH EDUCATOR GUIDE • scratch. mit. edu/idea s 4

MAKE MUSIC / EDUCATOR GUIDE Demonstrate the First Steps IMAGIN E Demonstrate the first

MAKE MUSIC / EDUCATOR GUIDE Demonstrate the First Steps IMAGIN E Demonstrate the first few steps of the tutorial so participants can see how to get started. Creat e Support participants as they create CREAT E musical projects, on their own or in pairs. Start with Prompts Ask participants questions to get started In Scratch, choose a new sprite and select a drum from the Music theme. Which instruments or sounds do you want to try first? What kind of rhythms or musical patterns can you make? Drum Choose a drum. Make the drum play a sound when you press a key: Provide Resources Offer options for getting started Make it play a rhythm: Select the sound you want from the menu. Some participants may want to follow the online tutorial: scratch. mit. edu/music Others may want to explore using the activity cards: scratch. mit. edu/ideas Choose another instrument from the music theme and make it play a note. Suggest Ideas for Starting • Choose a drum or other instrument • Press a key to play a sound • Create a rhythm • Try changing the rhythm Saxophon e SCRATCH EDUCATOR GUIDE • scratch. mit. edu/idea s 5 SCRATCH EDUCATOR GUIDE • scratch. mit. edu/idea s 6

MAKE MUSIC / EDUCATOR GUIDE CREAT E More Things to Try • Add musical

MAKE MUSIC / EDUCATOR GUIDE CREAT E More Things to Try • Add musical instruments • Play with musical patterns • Play a random note or sound Shar e Have participants walk around the room to see SHAR E and listen to each others’ musical projects on their computers or laptops. • Add animation • Use beatbox sounds in a loop • Record short sounds to play Reflect as a group: Keep going! Expanding and enhancing projects What do you like best about the project you made or heard? ” Check in with participants as they work and offer support to take their projects further. • Suggest that participants experiment with new instruments and ways of adding sound to their projects. • Get inspired by someone else’s project: What have they tried? What variations might you try? What else might you like to add? What’s Next? Scratch + Makey If you have access to Makey boards (makey. com), you can connect a Scratch project to the physical world. Participants can interact with their musical projects using coins, clay, cardboard, and more. Prepare to Share Suggest adding instructions so others know how to play the project, such as which keys to press. To add instructions and credits to a project, click the button: “See project page”. To learn how to use Makey with Scratch, see scratch. mit. edu/makeydrum or scratch. mit. edu/makeypiano Give your project a title, add instructions and credits, then click Share. Scratch is a project of the Lifelong Kindergarten Group at the MIT Media Lab. SCRATCH EDUCATOR GUIDE • scratch. mit. edu/idea s 7 SCRATCH EDUCATOR GUIDE • scratch. mit. edu/idea s 8